So, my parents livr in an area where the only internet available is satellite. It sucks.
However, they also have satellite TV and can watch that no problem.
What’s the difference? Is it just a scale issue where TV has more money and resources compared to satellite internet companies?
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Every bit you get from the internet is YOUR bit. You request if from a server, it is addressed to you and sent to you.
A television broadcast is sent out to everyone. Hell, the broadcast signal is hitting empty fields and mountaintops. Every bit is sent just once and a virtually unlimited number of people can get it.
Transmitting a single bit to everyone simultaneously means you just have to deal with that one bit.
Transmitting many, many different bits to many many different people requires lots of bits and the pipelines for moving them around get crowded.
Of course, the drawback of broadcast is that “everyone gets the same thing”. You aren’t selecting a web page you want to view or stating a show when you want. You are reliant on the broadcast schedule.
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